Long River

Candidates

"Candy?" Leka's surprised. "How did you find me?"

"Oh, I accidentally saw you from my car. I wanted to make sure because I happened to buy porridge across there." The temple points across the street which is a Chinese cuisine restaurant.

"Oh." Leka was really dizzy. Actually the arrival of Leka to Jakarta is to avoid the temple. Candi is a type of responsibility fighter who does not know the word surrender in any case. Education, sports even his father's company advanced thanks to Candi. He has many branch offices in addition to Jakarta. Leka was devastated because of her unyielding struggle at that time. Not only did it make her heart captivated, Leka also admired her. But now different, he is married. It was difficult for him to do anything else because of the status that was hampering him and the husband was not with him. When she met Candi last time, she realized she had to solve her problem first with her husband, after which she could think of something else.

"You listened to my request too." Candi smiled happily.

"Oh, not so." Leka looks nervous. "I just ...."

"Yes, yeah .. It's okay if I'm not the reason." Candi still looks happy. Can I eat here?"

"Eh, didn't you just buy some porridge?"

"Oh, it's for my grandmother at home."

"Why don't you drive him? Maybe he's waiting for her." Leka subtly kicked him out.

"My house is close by, why hurry?"

"What?"

"My house is next to this complex."

Oh, my God, what I'm avoiding is even close to here where he lives. Then where else do I have to go? The world feels so narrow.

The temple is looking for a comfortable place to sit. Then he ordered food. "Maybe drink iced tea and eat fried chicken like she can too." The temple pointed to the food that Nizam was eating.

Only because Nizam panicked because he had just eavesdropped on their conversation so he turned a serious look at his dinner plate.

"What rice? I have rice sitting."

"Oh, that's what I want."

Leka immediately turned on the stove that was in her trading place, picked out the chicken meat and put it in hot oil. While waiting for the chicken to finish in the fry he made a drink.

"That means you just got here?" Candi started the conversation.

"That's how it is" Leka replied lazily.

"It's also good where you live. Strategic for selling, but your place of sale must be repaired. I can help you provide capital for ...."

"Sorry Temple," Leka very memorized who the temple is. He can sedate someone into his trap. Praising him, persuading him, giving him so much kindness that he could not resist. There, he will rule you, control you and rule you. That's why he is suitable to be a businessman because he always succeeds.

The temple is silent. He noticed Leka who took the rice to a plate from a container. There was one thing in his life that he regretted very much. Leka took off from his side. Never in life had he taken off something he had earned with great difficulty, and his parents' request as an obedient and affectionate child to the parents, he listened. He took off the woman and married her parents' choice. What the hell's going on? The household is a mess. He who is busy with work every day, is more addicted to it until it is difficult to go home. Each home is filled with quarrels with his wife who is no less beautiful than Leka because he never paid attention to his wife. He could not start anything even if he tried. He regretted that he had given up his life choices to his parents. He should have fought for Leka. Hadn't he always fought for anything, but why when he was with Leka he didn't fight for it? One big fool he once made, but then he saw another opportunity. Separating Leka with her husband .. immediately. "Mmh, what a good sambal you made. How about we work together ...."

"Thank you Candi, but for now I don't intend to do business."

"Have you met your husband?"

"Not yet."

"Why?"

"I don't know where he lives."

"What?" The temple stopped eating. "You don't know where he lives?"

"He just left in a hurry and just left the ATM to me."

"Not a phone number?" Ask Candi curious.

"No. That's ...." Answer Leka fret.

"Do you want to help me?"

"Mh, no need." Leka realized accidentally moaning at the temple.

Little Runi came and grabbed Leka's skirt. "Sound ...." He looked up and whined to tell.

"Why are you hungry?"

Runi nodded.

"Awhile, Mother fried chicken huh?"

Back Runi nodded.

"Hello pretty." Sapa Candi who saw the opportunity to approach Leka's son.

Runi turned his head, but he hid behind Leka's feet.

"Here sit the same Om," persuaded the temple. He patted the wooden chair next to him.

Runi unmoved.

"Then sit there with brother Nizam. Mommy cook first."

Runi returned to his place by running and Nizam patiently accompanied. Leka started frying the chicken.

The weather was starting to get hot. A young man was laying his head on the lap of an athletic man. "Dad ... tired Dad, I want to rest onegai(please)." Whimpering.

"Eh, look at your sister is still her running spirit." The man pointed at a girl who was running in a small field in front of him. Her long hair that was braided in two, waving behind her.

"Sir Tama, come on!" The little girl held her hand up. He was indeed the spirit of running up to his breath like there was no end to it.

"Ck, uh! He's a kid, Dad. Don't equate me with him." Tama hugged Arya's waist and buried her head in her father's belly.

Mariko laughs. He sat next to Arya while playing hp. Even so he heard all the complaints of his son who did not like to exercise it.

Suddenly Aiko comes and kicks Tama's body. Bugh! "Yes!"

"Eh, Aiko. Don't so. Don't play that kick, you're Aiko's girl." Mariko's Advice. Facing these two children, Mariko was a little complicated. Because Aiko who is already in 6th grade SD is very tomboyish even though it has been dandani more feminine while Tama is more chatty and fussy even though she is quiet everyday. In contrast to his sister, even though he was already in 1st grade High School. Although they often fight, they get along very well.

"Dad, Aiko Yah!" Tama immediately sat down and complained to Arya.

"Ck, Aiko .. don't." Arya glanced at Aiko.

Aiko laughed. Tama immediately stood up and chased after her and Aiko ran away.

"Where, follower(followers) did you start a lot?" Arya glanced at Mariko who began to be engrossed in playing hp.

"Lumayan. This is a mayonnaise product to sponsor in my post Mas."

"Good dong."

"Yes." Yeah." To fill his free time, Mariko often makes bento (food items) that are funny and he posts in one of the applications on the internet, he said, but the more days his fans more and more so he eventually became a food blogger with a lot of followers. They are happy with Mariko's works are often sent through posts.

Shortly thereafter, Tama surrendered. "Heat Well! We eat yuk Yah!"

Aiko kicked Tama back from behind. Bugh!

"This is so stubborn. Aiko!"

Aiko laughed as she ran back. Tama went back to chasing him.

Arya laughing. "Yuk, we eat." He pulled his wife's hand. The woman immediately turned off her phone and followed her husband.

"Dad, we're trying to eat somewhere else huh Dad? Tired of eating at Dad's restaurant" Tama told Arya, who was driving.

"Where are you going to eat?"

Looked out the car window. "That's Yeah. Someone sold chicken pecel, new. Looks good Dad." He pointed out the window.

"Mmh?" Arya's marginalizing her car. "That?"

"Hey, look out if it's not good." Aiko poked Tama's cheek with her index finger.

Tama. "What the hell, little boy." He pinched Aiko's cheek. The girl screamed and hit Tama on the shoulder.

"Ahaha .. can. Rasayn!"

Aiko pursed her mouth. Arya turned and took her car to park close to the merchant's stand. "Have not eaten pecel lele for a long time. You want a baby?" He looked at Mariko.

"Fish catfish, right? Come on!" Mariko came down and the others followed. He went into the tarp tent and saw that there was someone there. A man, a young man and a small child. The man had just finished his meal while the young man was feeding the little boy beside him.

"This is Leka the money, take it back." The man answered while standing up.

"It's too big." Leka accepted it with disdain.

"It's okay to come back." The man came out so quickly that the woman could not speak.

"Bak, pecel the chicken." Tama was already impatient with standing in front of the storefront where the food. "Here, I want the chest." He pointed at the cut chicken that was wanted behind the glass.

"The others?" Leka threw the chicken into the cooking oil that began to heat up.

Chicken two, catfish two. Aiko, what are you chickens?" Arya asked Aiko.

"Sama, the chest is also like Brother." But Aiko's eyes were engrossed in seeing the little boy playing with a doll beside her. "Dedek, what's his name?" He touched the cheek of the veiled boy. Of course the little girl was surprised and held on to Nizam beside her. The boy stared tensely at Aiko.

"Grand ...." Call Aiko again.

"His name is Runi Kak" replied Nizam beside him.

"Eh, why bother people's children." Tama pokes Aiko's shoulder.

"Funny son."

"Oh, you know!"

"Indeed."

"Sokay know!"

"Have a fight, you two!" Arya shook her head.

Elsewhere, Aska had already reached her home.

"Sister!"

"Mmd? What's up Zack?" Aska who had just come turned her head towards Zack who was running to come to him. Lydia followed him too.

"So, I'm buying ice cream, sister, taking a holiday."

"I want you too" said Lydia, following Zack.

"Have you eaten yet?" Ask Aska looked at her two sisters.

"It's Brother."

"It." Lydia grabbed Aska's hand.

"But Brother hasn't."

"Yes .." answered both.

Aska chuckles.